MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — Western Illinois University employees and retirees can help ward off the flu by taking advantage of a free flu shot drive-thru/walk-up clinic from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 in the Q-Lot on the WIU-Macomb campus. A flu shot clinic will also be held at the WIU-Quad Cities campus from 10 a.m.-noon in QC Complex, Building C, room 1418. Masks are required to participate. Please wear a shirt that will allow the vaccine to be administered in the upper arm. The McDonough County Health Department will administer the vaccines on the Macomb campus. Participants will need... Read More

MACOMB, IL – To help Western Illinois University psychology transfer students to make ends meet, Psychology Professor Emeritus Frank Fulkerson has established the Frank Fulkerson Endowed Psychology Transfer Scholarship. Fulkerson joined the WIU psychology faculty as an assistant professor in Fall 1968, and was named department chair in the Fall 1976. “After I received my Ph.D. in Psychology from St. Louis University, I accepted my first academic position in the WIU Psychology Department in the Fall of 1968,” Fulkerson said. “It was a thriving, collegial Department, very welcoming... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – The sting of a single bee has elevated the graduate school project of a Western Illinois University alumnus into a home for an endangered species. Ross Smith received his master’s degree in Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration (RPTA) in 2018. For his final project, Smith transformed two underutilized baseball diamonds in Hampton, IL, into a prairie area for the Rock Island County Forest Preserve District, where he has been employed since 2015. “The baseball diamonds were underutilized, compared to neighboring diamonds and with the Dorrance Forest Preserve... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – The Western Illinois University Office of Undergraduate Admissions’ School Speakers Outreach Program is underway once again to bring expert sources from WIU into area classrooms. The Fall 2020 program is providing WIU experts via remote learning during the pandemic. According to Admissions Counselor, Sarah Gibson, the school speakers outreach program, which launched in Fall 2019, brings WIU faculty into regional high school and community college classrooms to speak about their area of expertise, in conjunction with topics and units being covered in the classroom. Teachers... Read More

MACOMB, IL – The Western Illinois University School of Music will present the WIU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Cello and Director of Orchestral Activities Kenny Lee, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Due to the restrictions currently in place, there are no general admission performances in the COFAC Recital Hall.This performance will be broadcast on the School of Music’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page. PROGRAM: Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20 – Edward Elgar (1857-1934) I. Allegro piacevole II. Larghetto III. Allegretto Chamber Symphony,... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – The Western Illinois University Office of Risk Management will offer a free face covering distribution from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 in the quad area between the University Union and the Malpass Library on the Macomb campus. Face coverings will also be distributed on the Quad Cities campus and can be picked up at the front desk of Riverfront Hall at anytime. For more information on WIU COVID protocols, visit wiu.edu/coronavirus. Surveillance testing is also underway on the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses. Each week, approximately 700 students, faculty and staff... Read More

MACOMB, IL — The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Western Illinois University (Illinois SBDC) provides no cost, confidential advising and training to help entrepreneurs and businesses start, grow, sustain and transition their businesses. The Illinois SBDC, funded in part through a grant from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, recently secured additional funding through the CARES ACT Supplemental Funding, for small businesses affected by COVID-19. This funding will enable the Illinois SBDC to provide assistance to small businesses who are re-starting and re-opening... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Looking for a step up on a new career? Seeking an internship that’s going to help your job prospects and expand your skills? You’re in luck, because a virtual Fall Career and Internship Fair, for all academic majors at Western Illinois University, will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. Students and alumni will be able to take part in both group and one-on-one sessions with employers. They can participate in as many group and one-on-one sessions as they choose to. Participants must log in to Handshake and sign up for sessions prior to the event. To join... Read More

MACOMB, IL — The Western Illinois University Food Pantry is moving to a new location on the WIU-Macomb campus. The new location will be in Horrabin Hall, room 10, across from Stipes Hall. The Food Pantry organization is grateful to those who have helped with the operation, including students past and present, faculty and staff, as well as WIU administration. The Food Pantry will be able to offer a wider variety of items the campus community with the new, larger location. The Food Pantry will open to the WIU community in the new location from noon-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. There will be health... Read More

MACOMB, IL – As the COVID-19 pandemic has limited the internship opportunities available to many Western Illinois University students, several have found opportunities to complete their academic requirements on campus. Graphic communication graduate student Morgan Payne, of Macomb, had been a student worker in WIU’s Department of Engineering Technology for four years. When it came time for Payne to compete her internship, she had difficulty finding an opportunity because of the coronavirus. Engineering Technology Chair Rafael Obregon said the department agreed to have Payne work on special... Read More